The Big Picture Highlights and Holiday Specials
8:00pm | Thursday, November 26 | Cinderella Man
In the film Cinderella Man, the former successful boxer James Braddock (Russell Crowe) loses all his possessions and savings with the crash of the stock market. As a result, his beloved wife Mae Braddock (Renee Zellweger) and their three children face poverty with no food and lack of heat. In 1934, when Jim's coach and manager Joe Gould (Paul Giamatti) offers to him a chance to return to boxing, he becomes the symbol of hope of hopeless people in a ruined nation.

8:00pm | Sunday, November 29 | Too Cool For Christmas
In the film Too Cool For Christmas, self-centred and spoiled 16-year-old Lindsay Dearborn (Brooke Nevin, THE 4400), plans to ditch spending Christmas with her family in order to go on a ski trip with some friends. After several rude comments to a shopping mall Santa (George Hamilton, The Godfather Part III) about his beard and outdated clothing, Santa surprisingly agrees with her. Lindsay puts Santa through a total makeover, and is rewarded with an invitation to accompany Santa on his Christmas Eve rounds. Santa intends the trip to show Lindsay the true holiday spirit.

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